美国乡村音乐:Never Wanted Nothing More——Kenny Chesney

i couldn't wait to turn sixteen and drive all the boys around
foot on the gas and hands on the wheel was all i could think about
a little rust¹ in the bed of that truck and a four-speed on the floor
five hundred dollars it was mine all mine and i never wanted nothing more

i took katie down by the river with a six dollar bottle of wine
just a fool tryin' to play it cool, hoping she'd let me cross the line
i was prayin' she couldn't tell i'd never been that far before
the first time's a one-time feeling and i never wanted nothing more
no, i never wanted nothing more

well i'm what i am and i'm what i'm not
and i'm sure happy with what i've got
i live to love and laugh a lot
and that's all i need

my buddies² all tried to change my mind but i told them i'd thought it through
well katie laughed and my momma cried when they heard me say i do
a little ring is a little thing but it's all that i could afford
now she's mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more
no i never wanted nothing more

well i'm what i am and i'm what i'm not
and i'm sure happy with what i've got
i live to love and laugh a`lot
and that's all i need

one sunday i listened to the preacher and i knew he was preaching³ to me
i couldn't help but i walked up front and i got down on my knee
right then and there i swear i changed when i found the lord
glory hallelujah, good god almighty
i never wanted nothing more
no i never wanted nothing more

well i'm what i am and i'm what i'm not
and i'm sure happy with what i got
i live to love and laugh a lot
and that's all i need

never wanted nothing more
and i never wanted nothing more

 

1968年3月26日，Kenny Chesney出生在已故著名乡村歌星Chet Atkins的诞生地，美国田纳西州东部城市Knoxville附近的小镇Luttrell。从小爱好音乐的Kenny Chesney自幼接收着当时盛行的一些乡村和摇滚音乐的熏陶，不过努力学习的他在进入东田纳西州立大学学习之前的时候，一直没有把音乐当成一个谋生手段来看待。但是在进入了东田纳西州立大学之后，Kenny Chesney开始弹奏吉他，并且加入了当地的一支蓝草音乐乐队，那把吉他原本是Kenny Chesney的圣诞礼物，后来却成为了他成长为一名一流乡村歌星的基础。经过一段时间的锻炼和提高，Kenny Chesney渐渐开始自己创作歌曲，随着不断的演出，Kenny Chesney得到了更多的演出机会，他自己也录制了一些小唱片在表演之后销售。
    1991年，Kenny Chesney从大学毕业之后来到了美国乡村音乐的圣城纳什维尔，经过一年的不断努力和积累，Kenny Chesney终于在这里得到了Acuff-Rose Music的合同，并且通过这里和Capricorn Records唱片公司签订了唱片合同。1994年，Kenny Chesney在Capricorn Records唱片公司发行了个人首张专辑《In My Wildest Dreams》，但是影响不是很大。因为Kenny Chesney所签订合同的Capricorn Records唱片公司并不是一家非常强的专业乡村音乐唱片公司，在Kenny Chesney的《In My Wildest Dreams》发行之后不久，Capricorn Records唱片公司的乡村分支就关张大吉，Kenny Chesney在Capricorn Records唱片公司的短暂生涯也就宣告结束了。虽然没有唱片公司的支持，但是Kenny Chesney的《In My Wildest Dreams》还是卖出了超过十万张，这样的成绩自然引起了另外的唱片公司的注意。

1 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

2 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

3 preaching   

n.讲道，讲道法v.布道( preach的现在分词 )；劝诫；说教；宣传

参考例句：

• The man was preaching the Gospel. 此人在传布福音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These misguided people go around preaching up violence. 这些误入歧途的人到处鼓吹暴力。 来自《简明英汉词典》